Quotes from Josh Blue

I think what makes me so appealing is the audience doesn't expect me to be so ruthless.

If I can make someone laugh while sending a message, that's the best lesson.

This is all I've ever known. I don't know what it's like to not walk shaky.

I always dreamed I would be a really good bad guy.

Obviously, I can't get away from having a disability, but sometimes when you have a beard and long hair, people can't figure it out.

My biggest influence is Chris Rock. His physicality is like a caged tiger - pacing the stage - how he walks back and forth.

I'm pretty open as far as my personal life is concerned.

No matter how good of an actor I am, I can't un-act having cerebral palsy.

I don't think I'd know I had cerebral palsy if other people didn't tell me.

Honestly, I wish I could bring more of Colorado with me everywhere.

I have the common sense to know that my disability is what makes me stand out. But I don't want to be thought of as just 'the comic with cerebral palsy.'

As I get older and mature and see the world, I think it's really rewarding to have people take inspiration - I hate the 'I' word - but I think a lot of disabled people really thank me for putting disability out there in a positive way.

It's a lot of work being daddy, but I love it.

I pull my material from daily life.

Somebody will occasionally give me a line or a tag or something like that. It's rare that someone will give me a whole joke that I can use.

I feel like when you call me inspirational, it takes away from the success that I've actually had. Would you say that to any other comic that just ripped the mic for an hour?

I was walking downtown and the drunk tank stopped and picked me up... I was like, 'Wait a minute here fellas, there's a misunderstanding. I'm not drunk. I have cerebral palsy.' They were like, 'That's a pretty big word for a drunk.'

People have preconceived ideas about disability. When people tell me that I can't do something, it just makes me go 'Oh, yeah? Watch this.' I kind of like a little adversity.

There's a lot of preconceived ideas of what disability is, what a disabled person should be like, and I try to throw that in your face.

Denver is home to me. It's my everything. It's where my children are, where my lady lives, where I have my house.

Soccer is an endless source of material. I mean, take my Paralympic teammates. It's a mix of 12 goofy, disabled guys and when we come together, we just laugh at each other.

I don't do much political stuff because our nation is so divided, we can't say one thing without the other side automatically assumes that you are pro the other side.

The more exposure any big comic with a disability gets will open more doors for the rest of us and help change people's attitudes.

I used to do a lot of pratfalls on stage. And I tell you, when a guy with cerebral palsy falls down on stage on purpose - nobody ever knows if it was real or not.